Raymon Elozua News

31
Jul
2023

ARE WE THERE YET? Featured in the Berkshire Eagle

‘Are We There Yet?’ celebrates the history and artists of Ferrin Contemporary

Berkshire Eagle, Jennifer Huberdeau

July 28, 2023

A JOURNEY IN CERAMICS

NORTH ADAMS — Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to look back.

Leslie Ferrin, director of Ferrin Contemporary, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is doing just that with “Are We There Yet?” It’s an exhibition that is one-part retrospective, one part celebration. It’s a show about evolution, of transition.

It’s an introspective show, for Ferrin, who after 40-plus years in the ceramics market is pondering the next phase of Ferrin Contemporary.

Ferrin Contemporary, “Are We There Yet?”, 2023, Exhibition Portrait with Isabel Twanmo (Gallerist pictured left), Leslie Ferrin (Director pictured center), & Alexandra Jelleberg (Gallerist pictured right), Photo by John Polak Photography
Ferrin Contemporary, “Are We There Yet?”, 2023, Exhibition Installation View with work by Chris Antemann, Courtney M. Leonard, Sergei Isupov, Crystal Morey, & Kurt Weiser, Photo by John Polak Photography
Ferrin Contemporary, “Are We There Yet?”, 2023, Exhibition Installation View with work by Chris Antemann, Cristina Córdova, Steven Young Lee, Courtney M. Leonard, Lauren Mabry, Kadri Pärnamets, Bobby Silverman, & Kurt Weiser, Photo by John Polak Photography
Ferrin Contemporary, “Are We There Yet?”, 2023, Exhibition Installation View with work by Chris Antemann, Steven Young Lee, Kadri Pärnamets, & Kurt Weiser, Photo by John Polak Photography
Ferrin Contemporary, “Are We There Yet?”, 2023, Exhibition Installation View with work by Sin Ying Ho, Peter Pincus, Paul Scott Mark Shapiro, & Linda Sikora, Photo by John Polak Photography
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28
Dec
2022
Raymon Elozua’s STRUCTURE/DISSONANCE Featured in Sculpture Magazine

Raymon Elozua’s STRUCTURE/DISSONANCE Featured in Sculpture Magazine

From the Ruins: A Conversation with Raymon Elozua

by Maria Porges

STRUCTURE/DISSONANCE at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
September 10 to December 31, 2022

For more than 40 years, Raymon Elozua has maintained a career largely outside of the commercial art world, forging his own path in creative and enduring ways. After a brief introduction to clay in a class with Ruth Duckworth at the University of Chicago, he moved to New York in the 1970s and built a studio. In 1979, he began showing photorealistic miniature ceramic sculptures of dilapidated wooden structures- water towers, billboards, even an entire amusement park- at OK Harris. These works were enthusiastically received, but Elozua decided to move on, pursuing the Lost Labor project, a vast archive of images of American workers from 1900 to 1980, and Home Scrap, an extensive study of defunct steel mills in the Northeast and Midwest. Eventually, he relocated to the Catskills hamlet of Mountaindale, New York. There, he found the remains of Borscht Belt resorts, casinos, and bungalows, as well as the egg industry—all left behind by the tides of economic and social change. For several years, he documented these modern ruins, publishing a series of online books featuring haunting photographic images while continuing to experiment with sculptural materials in unorthodox ways. Elozuas retrospective Structure/Dissonance at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, is on view through December 31, 2022.

Posted by AxelJ in News, Press Coverage
26
Jun
2017
SUMMER AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY, JUNE EVENTS IN NORTH ADAMS

SUMMER AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY, JUNE EVENTS IN NORTH ADAMS

SUMMER AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY
JUNE EVENTS IN NORTH ADAMS

 

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY, located on the campus of MASS MoCA, lies in the heart of the Berkshires.

The gallery is located at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams.

SUMMER HOURS: now open daily 11am–5pm.

PETER PINCUS

New Work
ON VIEW at Ferrin Contemporary.

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RAYMON ELOZUA

Sculpture & Photography
ON VIEW at Ferrin Contemporary

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KURT WEISER

Ceramics & Prints
ON VIEW at Ferrin Contemporary

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SOLID SOUND
WILCO’S MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

Friday–Sunday, June 23–June 25 at MASS MoCA

Please note that parking will be limited. To visit the gallery, park in town and walk over or call ahead to make an appointment for a temporary pass, 413.346.4404.

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POW! POTS ON WHEELS

Friday–Sunday, June 23–June 25

Courtyard A at MASS MoCA during Solid Sound

Thursday, June 29th during DOWNSTREET ART

This collaborative group of potters will bring their 17-foot van to connect with the community by making and inviting visitors to create simple​ ​ceramic pots.

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DOWNSTREET ART 2017

Thursday, June 29, starting at 5:00pm

An evening program of visual and performing art events including exhibitions, video screenings, and site-specific installations throughout downtown North Adams and the MASS MoCA campus.

Save future DOWNSTREET dates: July 27 & August 24.

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SAVE THE DATE
HOPS + POTS

Friday, July 28, 6–8:30pm

Local Beer, Food, Studio Pottery, Music
Benefit Party and Sale for Studio Potter
at Project Art, 54 Main Street, Cummington

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PARKING MADE EASY

MASS MoCA’s main parking area is adjacent to
Ferrin Contemporary in Building 13. Start or end your day with us. Explore The World of MASS MoCA and Downtown North Adams for more local art, food, and beer.

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Posted by AxelJ in Events, News, Past events
31
Jul
2015
Elozua Studio & Shainman Gallery Field Trip

Elozua Studio & Shainman Gallery Field Trip

AUGUST 8   |   STUDIO & GALLERY FIELD TRIP
Raymon Elozua Studio & Jack Shainman Gallery

Mountain Dale & Kinderhook, NY

Ferrin contemporary invites you to join us on Saturday, August 8, 2015 for a full-day tour in the Catskills and Kinderhook, New York.

In Mountain Dale, New York, visit Raymon Elozua’s studio and the 1st Annual Mountain Dale Biennial at Grocery Store Gallery featuring ceramic work by Elozua and collage artist Micheline Gingras.

In Kinderhook, New York, visit Jack Shainman Gallery: The School and enjoy a guided tour with Clark Griffin of the El Anatsui: Five Decades exhibition of works in painting, wood, metal, and clay.

This full-day, round-trip tour starts in North Adams, MA.
Or you can provide your own transportation and meet us along the way.
Tour + lunch without transportation: $40 per person.
Tour + lunch with bus fare included: $75 per person.
Limited space. Registration deadline is August 1.

CLICK HERE FOR FIELD TRIP RESERVATIONS

Posted by AxelJ in Events, News, Past events
22
Jul
2015
Gingras & Elozua present Made in Mountaindale

Gingras & Elozua present Made in Mountaindale

Micheline Gingras & Raymon Elozua in “Made in Mountaindale”

On Saturday, August 8th from noon to 4, Raymon Elozua and Micheline Gingras welcomes the public to the Grocery Story Gallery in Mountaindale, NY. The show consists of a series of 12 life-size, collage figures by Micheline Gingras titled, “What is a Clown?” which float directly on the walls, and a second series by Raymon Elozua, “R&D Sculptures,” made of metal, glass, and glazed terra cotta.

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Posted by AxelJ in Artist News, News, Press Releases
12
Jun
2015
Elozua Awarded Groot Grant

Elozua Awarded Groot Grant

Elozua Awarded Groot Grant

In 2015, Elozua received a Virginia A. Groot Foundation grant for a new body of work. The R&D series of mixed media sculpture incorporates glass, ceramics, and steel. They are an extension of an exploration of Abstract Expressionist painting. Colors and shapes from different paintings were sampled and combined using CAD software to create new combinations. From these designs, welded steel armatures were built and covered with terra cotta and glaze. After firing, blown-glass shapes were affixed to the sculptures. “I find the tension between the fractured ceramic and the reflective glass fascinating. There is a feeling of beauty born out of decay,” said Elozua.

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Posted by AxelJ in Artist News, News